Objective

To obtain a lecturing position in adult and continuing education.

Education

Ph.D. Candidate: Analytical Psychology & Cultural Anthropology Archétype et symbole dans le style Louis XIV versaillais : réflexions sur l’imago rex et l’imago patriae au début de l’époque moderne.	The Union Institute for Advanced Graduate Studies, Cincinnati, Ohio (USA)
Post-graduate studies in International Relations: Central Europe and Middle East concentration	Columbia University, New York, NY (USA) (1987)
M.A. Humanities (Art History concentration)	The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL (USA) (1986)
B.A. Cultural Anthropology (emphasis in French Area Studies); minor: Art History	The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI (USA) (1984)

Teaching Experiences

Ø LanguageLink (Vienna): Business English (course development and presentation) for corporate clientel (BankAustria-Credit Anstalt, Beirsdorf, Kapsch)

Ø Polycollege (Vienna): Intensive business English seminars (course development and presentation)

Ø Slavpro (Bratislava): Business English (course development and presentation) for corporate clientel (Siemens, Lucent Technologies)

Ø Institut Venetia Erwachsenenbildung GmbH (Vienna): Business English (course development and presentation) for people in career transition through the Austrian Federal Employment Service (AMS)

Ø Vysoká škola manažmentu (Trencín): Undergraduate courses (course development and presentation) in English composition, Ethics, Sociology, Philosophy, and Religion

Selected Lectures

Ø Versailles: Absolutism to Revolution (University of Wiscosin-Milwaukee)

Ø Ringstraßenstil to the Wiener Werkstätte (Cercle Europ’Art, Vienna)

Ø The Mission of San Xavier del Bac: An Austrian in Arizona (Cercle Europ’Art, Vienna)

Union Institute for Advanced Graduate Studies:
Pro-Seminar as Facilitator or Co-facilitator

Ø Jungian Psychology I and II: Archetypes and their role in the social fabric (co-facilitator)

Ø Narrative Theory (co-facilitator)

Ø Methodologies of Museum Studies I and II (facilitator)

Ø Iphigenia: Euripides, Racine, and Goethe — Themes in Cultural Synchronicity (facilitator)

Ø Bordeaux and the Cultural Legacy of Aquitaine (facilitator)

Professional Experiences

E. F. Lighthart, GmbH, Vienna, Austria

E.F.L. Enterprises Slovensko, s.r.o., Bratislava, Slovakia

President and Managing Director, 1997-present

Ø Managed public relations campaigns to promote dialogues in international cultural concerns

Ø Provided liaison contact with local governmental and EU parlementary authorities

Ø Responsible for copy editing of press releases and media kits

Ø Provided translation services as needed

Ø Advised regarding suitable PR methods and media outlets for clients’ marketing and promotional needs

Selected client list:

Partner and Managing Director, 1996-1997

Ø Over-all administrative responsibility and organizational structuring for the PACE cognitive education program that provided remedial training for school-aged children with cognitive learning problems

Ø Supervised development and launched program for the Australian market achieving a billing revenue in excess of $750K in the first year of operation

Ø Developed flexible, proactive approach to training of instructors, assessors, and consultants to ensure success of PACE in the Australian market

Ø Identified appropriate targets in the greater Sydney area

Ø Formulated training and administrative policies including budgets and marketing strategies

Ø Wrote training materials, press releases, and advertisement copy

Ø Managed team of 50 instructors, assessors, and consultants and administrative staff of 3 employees

Bob Kauffman Associates & The PACE Program, Chicago, IL

Director of Training and Education, 1993-1996

Ø Responsible for organizational structuring and management of the day-to-day operations of the PACE Program, the only remedial training for children with cognitive learning problems in the Tri-state area

Ø Conducted PR and advertising campaigns for the program

Ø Coordinated the company’s satellite centers’ operations with Chicago headquarters

Ø Developed curricula for instructor and student training

Ø Assessed client needs by administering and evaluating a battery of psychological and cognitive skills tests

Ø Consulted with parents and potential clients on the results of testing and program objectives

Ø Managed 15 consultant instructors and assessors

Ø Over-all administrative responsibilities (budget, scheduling, staffing) for this non-profit museum with annual operating budget of $5.5 million

Ø Developed and launched this education outreach program designed for Senior Citizens, which included recruiting and training of volunteers

Ø Directed gallery’s education programs that addressed the needs for permanent collections and temporary exhibitions

Ø Analyzed Festschriften written in the Humanities and wrote concise abstracts for further cataloging

Ø Specialized in Humanities, Art, Architecture, foreign literature (French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German and Russian), social sciences

Ø Provided marketing reviews for titles published in the humanities and social sciences.

Ø Assisted with the Press Center’s international public relations campaigns and worked to coordinate the Center’s activities with other organizations and agencies in Chicago

Ø Supported the organization’s developing and on-going rapport with foreign journalists by providing translation and interpretation services from French, Italian, and Spanish into English and vice-versa

Ø Contributed to the design and management of the Press Center’s “Expert Database”

Ø Contributed to the Center’s funding campaigns by drafting press material, editing and proofing of funding solicitation documents

Ø Directed the development activities for this regional not-for-profit organization in northwestern Indiana

Ø Advised on marketing and promotional activities that created a higher community profile for the organization

Research Associate, Department of European Decorative Arts and Sculpture, 1984-1986

Ø Responsible for coordination of research efforts for provenance and authentication of 17th, 18th and 19th century decorative arts in the AIC collection

Ø Contributed to the education outreach of the department by designing and providing educational outreach for high school children in the greater Chicago metropolitan area.